Evil in Waiting

To start this quest, travel to Valthume and enter the tomb. Inside is a ghost named Valdar. Talk to him to start Evil in Waiting.

Objectives

Collect the Vessels (3)

Perform the Ritual with Valdar

Defeat Hevnoraak

Walkthrough

After talking to Valdar, a door will open behind him. You must find and collect three vessels. These "Vessels" are just bottles like the restore stamina, health, and magicka come in. Enter the tomb and prepare for tons of Draugr. Watch your step for various boobie traps too!

The first vessel is behind a stone door. Activate the handle to the left of the door to open the door to the vessel and a door behind you to the next area.

The second Vessel is a little further inside the tomb. You'll face more Draugr and some Frostbite Spiders. You'll eventually see it on the other side of a gate, or through some windows with soul gems shooting fire at you. Look near the gate for a chain. Pull the chain to open the door and collect the second vessel. Make sure you knock down the soul gems so they don't shoot fire at you while you go past them.

The third vessel isn't too far away. You will face a few enemies - but if you've made it this far, you should be able to handle them. You'll eventually come across an Iron Claw on a pedestal. Be careful when picking it up! It will activate a fire trap that will shoot flames directly at the pedestal. Look on it's palm to see a dragon, an eagle, and a wolf. Move the rings on the door ahead to match the engravings on the paw. Once they match, activate the keyhole and enter the room. Inside is the final vessel and a few enemies. You'll also come across a Word Wall with the ShoutAura Whisper.

Now you need to perform the Ritual with Valdar, the ghost from the entrance of the tomb. Do not back track all the way from where you came. Pull the chain to the right of the word wall and enter through the door. This is a massive shortcut to Valdar. Talk to him to start the ritual. Do as Valdar says to awaken Hevnoraak. Be prepared before you sit on the throne! Hevnoraak is a Dragon Priest that uses shock spells from far off. Keeping your distance can be deadly unless you can dodge his attacks. He will have Hevnoraak's Staff, which creates a wall of lightning that does 50 points of shock damage per second, and the mask Hevnoraak, which makes you immune to disease and poison.